Heinrich Emil Timerding
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Heinrich Carl Franz Emil Timerding (1873, Strasbourg
- 1945, Braunschweig
) was a German mathematician
, professor at the Technical University Braunschweig, mainly known for his contributions to probability theory
.
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
- 1945, Braunschweig
Braunschweig
Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....
) was a German mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, professor at the Technical University Braunschweig, mainly known for his contributions to probability theory
Probability theory
Probability theory is the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. The central objects of probability theory are random variables, stochastic processes, and events: mathematical abstractions of non-deterministic events or measured quantities that may either be single...
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Main publications
- Geometrie der Kräfte, Teubner, Leipzig 1908
- Die Erziehung der Anschauung, Teubner, Leipzig, 1912
- Handbuch der angewandten Mathematik Vol. 1. Praktische Analysis. Vol. 2. Darstellende Geometrie., Teubner 1914
- Analyse des Zufalls, 1915,
- Der goldene Schnitt, 1919
- Robert Mayer und die Entdeckung des Energiegesetzes, 1925.